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Bred to Perfection — 315 episodes

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Ep299 - Tony Saville and the Future of American Games

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Ep298 - The Progressive White Debate: Science vs. Tradition

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Fan Favorite Episode - Wry Tails, Squirrel Tails and Broken Feathers

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Ep297 – Building a True Strain: The Long Game of Creating a Consistent and Lasting Line

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Ep296 - Bloodlines Under Threat: What Every Breeder Needs to Know About Avian Leukosis

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Ep295 - Progressive White - The Silent Threat to Breeding American Games

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Ep225 - Building Better Bloodlines: An Inside Look at the Breeders Academy

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Ep294 - Breeding Bulletproof Bloodlines - The Science of Disease-Resistance

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Ep293 - Purity and Show Go Hand-in-Hand: Why the Best Birds Are Always One Bird

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Ep292 - How to Select the Proper Brood Fowl: A Five Stage Process

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Ep291 - Define Your Selection Points: The Blueprint for Building a True Strain

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Ep290 - The Power of Selection - Transforming Mongrels into Masterpieces

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Ep289 - Evolutionary Factors that can Change the Direction of Your Strain - Part 2

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Ep288 - What Can Go Wrong, Does Go Wrong

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Ep287 - The Crucial Role of Selection in Breeding Success

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Ep286 - Unlocking the Secrets of Chicken Breeding with Brian Reeder

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Ep285 - The Ugly Truth About Outcrossing: The Double-Edged Sword of Breeding

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Ep284 - Misinformation vs. Education - Building Better Bloodlines Through Truth and Accurate Knowledge

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Ep283 - When Good Strains Go Bad: How to Fix Hidden Flaws in Your Bloodline

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Ep282 - Breeding Terms Explained

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Ep281 - The War on Common Sense Breeding: Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions

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Ep280 – Bred to Perfection – The Come Back Show & Q&A

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Ep279 - Starting Over: When Your Strain Isn't Worth Saving

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Ep278 - Inside the Mind of a Dedicated Breeder: Passion, Purity & the Path to Perfection

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Ep277 - The Hidden Enemy - Understanding and Managing Stress in Our Fowl

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All About Worms - How Much is Too Much? (Bonus Ep184)

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Preparing for the Breeding Season (Ep137)

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Antibiotic Use and Misuse with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo (Ep135)

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Who Benefits from Crossbreeding? (Ep132)

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What Are the Most Common Poultry Problems for Backyard Breeders? (Ep111)

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Ep276 - The Journey of a Master Breeder: Lessons Learned from Experience, Failure, and Mentorship

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Ep275 - The Role of Nutrition in Unlocking Genetic Potential

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Ep273 - The Importance of Test Matings and Testing the Progeny

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Ep272 - Improving Your Bloodline: Breeding and Health Care Q&A

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Ep271 - CLEANING UP THE GENE POOL - Essential Steps to Purify Your Bloodline and Create the Strain You Desire

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Ep270 - The Principles of Strain Creation in Animal Breeding

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Ep269 - Thanksgiving Special - A Conversations with Kenny Troiano and Brian Reeder

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Ep268 – Avian Influenza & Biosecurity: What Every Poultry Breeder Must Know

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Ep267 – An Exhibition Built for Breeders: Inside the 3rd Annual American & Oriental Gamefowl Show

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Ep266 – Genetics and Beyond - A Conversation with Brian Reeder

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Ep265 -The 15 Rules of Selective Breeding: Building Your Own Bloodline from the Ground Up

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Fan Favorite Episode - Secrets of Successful Breeders

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Fan Favorite Episode - Breeding for the Complete Package

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Fan Favorite Episode - WHO'S MORE IMPORTANT - COCK OR HEN?

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Fan Favorite Episode - Purity of Blood and the Evolution Factor

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Fan Favorite Episode - The Powers of Prepotency or the Allure of Hybrid Vigor

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Ep264 - Building Better Birds: Mastering the Science of Breeding True Strains

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Ep263 - Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV): Protecting Your Bloodlines from a Silent Flock Killer with Peter Brown

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Ep262 - The Rodent Menace: Protecting Your Flock from Rats and Mice with Peter Brown

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Ep261 - Line-Breeding Essentials: Creating, Maintaining, and Improving Your Strain for Future Generations

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Ep260 - Managing the Molt: The Costly Mistake of Cutting Protein and Weight

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Ep259 - HOW TO DESTROY YOUR STRAIN: What breeders don't know, can hurt them

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Ep258 - The 10 Commandments of Breeding: Building the Foundation for a True, Lasting Strain

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Ep257 - Breeding Terms Simplified

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Ep256 - Evolution of a Strain - Connecting Evolutionary Biology to Selective Breeding

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Episode 255: The Key Challenges When Breeding and Creating a Strain

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Ep254 - Breeding Practices Simplified

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Ep253 - The Dark Side of Chicken Breeding: Essential Insights for New Breeders

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Fan Favorite Episode - Breeding, Feeding and Improving your Strain

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Ep252 - The Power of Record Keeping

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Ep251 - Every Method has a Particular Function and Purpose

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Ep250 - Necessary Requirements to Becoming a Successful Breeder

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Ep249 - What Kind of Breeder Are You?

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The New Blood Syndrome (fan favorite rerun)

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Ep248 - Good Mentor vs Bad Mentor - The Tony vs. Ray Factor

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Ep247 - Exploring the Breeding Process: Q&A Session with Kenny Troiano and Frank Bradley

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Ep246 - What Are the Obstacles to Becoming A True Breeder?

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Ep245 - Embrace the Journey – The Benefits and Challenges of Becoming a True Breeder

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Ep244 - What's Happening Now?

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Ep243 - AB 928: A Potential Threat to All Breeders

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Ep242 - The Unscripted Strain: Real Talk on Breeding, Genetics, and Resilience

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Ep241 - Embracing the Science of Breeding

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Ep240 - Unlocking the Genetic Potential of our Fowl with Brian Reeder

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Ep239 - Mastering Breeding: Guest Appearance on the Poultry Nerds Podcast with Insights from Kenny Troiano

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Ep238 - Breeders' Insights – Beyond Common Sense in Breeding

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Ep237 - Disproving the Myths of Breeding

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Ep236 - Great Breeders Maintain a Zero-Defect Policy

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Ep235 - Great Breeders Breed on Purpose - Strategies for Creating True Strains

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Ep234 - The Desire to Perfect - Overcoming Obstacles in Pursuit of Perfection

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Ep233 - Breeding Excellence: From Quantity to Quality

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Ep232 - Genetics and Breeding Insights: A New Year's Q&A Special

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Ep231 - Breeder or Multiplier: Which One Are You?

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Ep230 - Mastering Breeding Strategies: Insights from Bred to Perfection

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Ep229 - Understanding the Connection Between Selection and Culling

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EP228 - The Foundation of Excellence - Breeding Quality Birds

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EP227 - The Art of Seed Fowl Selection

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EP226 - Perfect Starts? - Just start where you are, with what you have

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EP225 - The Detriments of Defects

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EP224 - The Pain of Regret - Breeders Beware!

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EP223 - Infuse to Improve? Not So Fast!

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EP222 - BREEDING MOTHER NATURES WAY

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Ep221 - Understanding External Parasites: Insights with Peter Brown

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Ep220 The Biggest Mistakes Breeders Make - Part 3

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Ep219 - THE BIGGEST MISTAKES BREEDERS MAKE - Part 2

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Ep218 - Bred to Perfection: Live Q&A Session

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Ep217 - The Mistakes Most Breeders Make - Part 1

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Ep216 - CREATING A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR FOWL

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Ep215 - Secrets of Successful Breeders: Mastering the Art and Science of Breeding

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Ep214 - Breeding for the complete package

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Ep213 - The Pursuit of Perfection in Breeding

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Ep212 - Avian Influenza: Protecting Birds and People

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Ep211 - Proper Storm Care: How to Prepare Your Birds and Farm for an Incoming Storm

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Episode 210 - Internal Parasites and Worms with the Chicken Doctor

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Ep209 - Proper Care During the Molting Season

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Ep208 - Chicken Chat on Modern Breeding Practices and Their Pitfalls

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Ep207 - Breeding a Healthier Strain with Pigeon Breeder, Frank McLaughlin.

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Ep206 - The Origins of the Domestic Chicken with Brian Reeder

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Ep205 - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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Ep204 - So, You Want to Become a Dog Breeder?

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Ep203 - Bred to Perfection - Special Edition Breeders Q&A

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Ep202 - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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Ep201 - Purity of Blood and the Evolution Factor

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Ep200 – The Powers of Prepotency or the Allure of Hybrid Vigor

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Ep199 - The Truth About Crossbreeding and Infusion

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Ep198 - Words that Creates Controversies

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Ep197 - Breeding Practices are Wrong, But Never Go Away

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Ep196 - Is Purity of Blood a Reachable Goal?

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Ep195 - Selection: both an Art and Science

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Ep194 - What if your Chickens get Sick?

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Fan Favorite Episode (Ep134) Buying a Strain vs Making a Strain

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Ep193 - Improving Your Strains Resistance to Disease

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Fan Favorite Episode (Ep135) Antibiotic Use and Misuse with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep192 - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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Ep191 - Educating the Next Generations of Breeders

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Ep190 - Marek's Disease and Improving Resistance to Disease with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep189 - What are the Benefits of Creating a Strain

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Ep188 - Bred to Perfection "Live Q&A"

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The Live Show (Ep124) Benefits of Breeding for the Complete Package

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Fan Favorite Episode - Inbreeding vs In-and-In Breeding

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Ep187 - Chicken Chat and Chicken Breeding

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Ep186 - Are the Progeny True Representations of the Parents Worth?

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Ep185 - The Confusion Between Station and Carriage

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Ep184 - All About Worms - How Much is Too Much?

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Ep183 - WHO'S MORE IMPORTANT - COCK OR HEN? (1-17-23)

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Fan Favorite Rerun – The Misconceptions of Breeding with Tony Saville (Ep101)

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Fan Favorite Rerun – Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection (Ep61)

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Fan Favorite Rerun – Chicken Chat with Tony Saville (Ep50)

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Ep182 - Breeding Questions and Misconceptions - What do we really know?

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Ep181 - Healthy Practices for Healthy Fowl

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Ep180 - ARE YOU ON THE RIGHT PATH?

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Ep179 - Wry Tails, Squirrel Tails and Broken Feathers (edited)

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Ep178 – Breeders Academy Website Tour

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Ep177 – Voices of the Breeders Academy - Members Testimonials

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Ep176 – How to Prevent Coccidiosis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep175 - The Importance of Culling

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Ep174 - Breeding, Feeding and Improving your Strain

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Ep173 - Chicken Chat about Chicken Breeding

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Ep172 - Should I Vaccinate my Fowl? With Peter Brown

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Ep171 - 16 PRINCIPLES OF SELECTIVE BREEDING

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Ep170 - The 7 Need to Knows Before Creating Your Strain

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Ep169 - Changing False Beliefs About Breeding

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Ep168 – Preventing Disease Using a Good Biosecurity Program with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep167 – The Name Game and the Percentage Game

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Ep166 – Breeding, Genetics, and Creating a Strain

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Ep165 – Which Breeding Methods Are You Using?

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Ep164 – The Environment, and its influence on Genetic Inheritance

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Ep163 – Mycoplasma and CRD, Should we be Concerned?

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Ep162 – The Value of Breeding to Age and Youth

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Ep161 – The Power of Sublines

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Ep160 – Difference Between Seed Fowl and Foundation Fowl

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Ep159 – OBTAINING THE RIGHT SEED FOWL

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The Live Show (Ep85) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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Ep158 – All About Worms with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep157 – The Dangers of Defects

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Ep156 – Why 85 Percent of the Breeders are on the Wrong Path

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Ep155 - WHY BREEDING PROGRAMS ARE SO IMPORTANT

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Ep154 - Infectious Coryza with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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The Live Show (Ep81) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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Ep153 - There are 4 types of Breeders – Which one are you?

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Ep152 - Are you a True Breeder?

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Ep151 - Purity of Blood vs Hybrid Crosses - Science or Myth?

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Ep150 - 10 Reasons to Abandoned a Strain and Start Over

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Ep149 - The New Blood Syndrome

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Ep148 - Can you Create a Strain from Poor Fowl?

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Ep147 - Fowl Pox with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep146 - What Are the Benefits of Creating A Strain?

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Ep145 - The Preservation of Color, Which Colors can we Preserve?

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Members Celebrate the Breeders Academy

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Ep144 - Quizzes, Questions and Breeding Chickens

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Ep143 – Our Ah-ha Moments - What were our biggest lightbulb ideas?

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The Live Show (Ep78) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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The Live Show (Ep75) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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The Live Show (Ep69) - Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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The Live Show (Ep65) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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Ep142 - External Parasites with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep141 – Crossbreeding and the Recombination of Genes

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Ep140 - Internal Parasites with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep139 - Prepotency and the False Allure or Hybrid Vigor

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Ep138 - Proper Winter Care and Preparation

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Ep137 - Preparing for the Breeding Season

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The Live Show (Ep60) Bred to Perfection Live Q&A

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Ep136 - Nature's Influence on Domestication with Rick Coste

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Ep135 – Antibiotic Use and Misuse with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep134 – Buying a Strain vs Making a Strain

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Ep133 – Breeders Live Q&A

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Ep132 – Who Benefits from Crossbreeding?

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Ep131 - THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SELECTION

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Ep130 – Breeding Methods Simplified

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Fan Favorite Episode - Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection

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Ep129 - Purity of Blood and the Evolution Factor - Part 8

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Ep128 – Mycoplasma/CRD with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Fan Favorite Rerun – Chicken Chat with Tony Saville

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Ep127 - Purity of Blood and the Genetics Factor - Part 7

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Ep126 - Purity of Blood and the Essential Requirements for Creating a Pure Strain - Part 6

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Ep125 - Purity of Blood and the Disintegration of the Breed - Part 5

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Ep124 - Purity of Blood and the Failures of the Modern-Day Breeder - Part 4

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Ep123 - Purity of Blood and the Curse of Father Time - Part 3

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Ep122 - Purity of Blood and the Road to Perfection - Part 2

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Ep121 - Purity of Blood and the Preservation of the Breed – Part 1

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Ep120 – Members Celebrate the Breeders Academy

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Ep119 - Crossbreeding Misconceptions

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Ep118 –Prepotency vs Hybrid Vigor

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Ep117 – Evolution vs Selective Breeding Part 2

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Ep116 – Evolution vs Selective Breeding Part 1

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Ep115 – Genetics Simplified (Advanced Genetics) Part 3

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Ep114 – Genetics Simplified (Mendelian Genetics) Part 2

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Ep113 – Genetics Simplified (Introduction)

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Ep112 - Protecting your birds from Avian Influenza with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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The Live Show Ep43 - Breeding Q&A with Kenny Troiano and Frank Bradley

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The Live Show Ep42 - Crossbreeding Pros and Cons

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Ep111 – What are the Most Common Poultry Problems for Backyard Breeders?

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Bred to Perfection Live Ep41 - It's 2022, and We're Back!

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The Live Show Ep39 - THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SELECTION

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The Live Show Ep38 - Preparing for the Breeding Season

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Ep110 – Inbreeding vs In-and-In Breeding (non-members version)

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Ep109 – Salmonellosis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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The Live Show Ep28 – Mycoplasmosis and CRD, should we be concerned?

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Ep108 - The 3 Laws of Breeding (Lesson 7)

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Ep107 – The Most Common Disease for Backyard Breeders with Peter Brown

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Ep106 – The Erminette Breed with Matt Hemmer

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The Live Show Ep12 - The Gamefowl Wellness Program

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Ep104 - Epigenetics: How the Environment influences Genetic Inheritance

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Ep103 - Summer Heat and Care with Peter Brown

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Ep101 - The Misconceptions of Breeding

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Ep100 - THE TROIANO GIRLS – LIFE ON THE TROIANO FARM

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Ep99 - THE MOST DANGEROUS BREEDERS

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Ep97 – The Effects of Genetic Drift on your Fowl

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Ep96 – Infectious Laryngotracheitis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep95 – The Power of Sublines

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Ep94 – Most Common Mistakes of Backyard Breeders with Peter Brown – Pt2

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Ep93 – Coaching Call with Dr. Rachel Potter

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Ep92 – Infectious Bronchitis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep91 – What's the Difference Between Seed Fowl and Foundation Fowl?

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Ep90 – The Most Common Mistakes of Backyard Breeders with Peter Brown

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Ep89 - Coaching Call with Dr. Delon Alwar from South Africa

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Ep88 - Marek's Disease with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep87 - Chicken Chat with Royce Van Blaricome

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Ep86 - Can you Transform a Bad Strain into Good?

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Ep84 - Coccidiosis with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep83 - Preparing for the Breeding Season

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Ep82 - The Troiano Family Christmas Special (fun zone)

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Ep81 - Infectious Coryza with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep80 - Conformation of Body

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Ep79 - The New Blood Syndrome And Members Coaching Call

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Ep78 - Fowl Pox with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep77 - Husbandry with Patrick from Ireland

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Ep76 - Biosecurity Basics with Dr. Rodrigo Gallardo

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Ep74 - Coaching Call with Mike Badger

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Ep73 - The Gamefowl Wellness Program

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Ep71 - Breeding for Fins rather than Feathers

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Ep70 - THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTAMINATION

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Ep68 - The Down and Dirty of Defects

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Ep67 - A Coaching Call with Dereck

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Ep66 - The Buckeye Recovery Project with Don Schrider

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Ep65 - Coaching Call with Kevin Neilson

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Ep62 – Our Favorite Chicken Books

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Ep61 – Mother Nature and the Natural Order of Selection

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Ep58 – Jessa, the Chuckling Chicken Podcaster

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Ep55 – The Value of Breeding to Age and Youth

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Ep54 – Breeders Roundtable with Frank Bradley

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Ep53 – The Ultimate Breeders Roundtable

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Ep52 – Coaching Call with William Vogl – Poultry Farmer

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Ep51 – The Progeny will Prove the Worth of their Parents

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Ep50 – Chicken Chat with Tony Saville

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Ep49 - Coaching Call with Karen Johnson

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Ep48 – Interview with Danny Feathers

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Ep47 – The Art of Selection

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Ep46 – Breeders Roundtable with Luis Mendez

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Ep45 - Kenny's Guest Appearance on the Pastured Poultry Talk Show

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Ep44 - Breeders Roundtable with Dino Morell

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Ep43 - Behind the Breeders Academy - Part 2

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Ep42 - Behind the Breeders Academy - Part 1

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Ep41 - Why I don't Vaccinate or use Medications

284

Ep40 - Interview with Heather Thelen - Feed Store Owner

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Ep38 - Q&A with Kenny and Nancy Troiano

286

Ep34 - How to Select Your Brood Fowl

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Ep33 - Interview with Don Schrider Pt3

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Ep31 - Interview with Don Schrider Pt2

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Ep30 - Interview with Don Schrider Pt1

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Ep29 - Chicken Fun Zone - Our Favorite Movie, The Egg and I

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Ep28 - Breeders Roundtable with Aaron Baker

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Ep27 - Quality vs Quantity

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Ep25 - Why Starting with the Best Fowl Possible is so Important

294

Ep24 - Breeders Roundtable with Randy Peralta

295

Ep23 - Bred to Perfection Special Edition Episode

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Ep39 - Halloween Edition of the Fun Zone - The Farmer and the Cockatrice

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Ep22 - Another Chicken Fun Zone Episode

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Ep21 - 6 need to knows before beginning your breeding

299

Ep20 - Improving your fowl using a Zero Defect Policy

300

Ep19 - The 3 Most Dangerous Breeders - peddler or progeny?

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Ep18 - The Four Types of Breeders - which one are you?

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Ep17 - The History of Breeding - Road Trip

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Ep16 - The Chicken Fun Zone - the jokes are flying

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Ep14 - All About Aseels, and More

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Ep11 - Mentors are the Gateway to Success

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Ep10 - 5 Steps to Purifying your Bloodline

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Ep9 - Here's my Breeding Program

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Ep8 - The Heat is On - Summer Troubles

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Ep7 - Interview with Jack Dodd

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Ep6 - Are you a True Breeder? Why Not?

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Ep5 - 10 reasons to start over

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Ep4 - Newcasltes Disease - What you need to know 2

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Interview with Dr. Cantor of the CDFA about Newcastles

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Hello, Welcome to Bred to Perfection

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Hello, Welcome to Bred to Perfection